Day Guide for Wednesday September 8th 2021

This is our day guide for Wednesday September 8th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on September 8th 2021

International Literacy Day

Education
International

773 million adults and young people lack basic literacy skills.

National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day

Feast of Our Lady of Victories

International

Marks the Feast Day of the nativity (birth) of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus

Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev

India

Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath credited with uniting Assam.

Rosh Hashanah

Israel

The Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah is generally known as the New Year' s Day of the Jewish calendar

Myanmar Public Holiday

Myanmar

Myanmar has announced five days of public holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Macedonia FYRO Independence Day

North Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, where it was a federal state

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General Information for September 8th 2021

There are 2 observances on this day.
This was 15 days ago.
Day 251 of 2021
114 days left in 2021
Week 36 of the year

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On this Day in History

1966 - Star Trek, which went to be the most successful sci-fi franchise ever, is first broadcast.
1944 - World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
1941 - World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad.
1900 - A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas, USA, killing about 8,000 people.
1888 - In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine, was the first practical submarine ever made.